On Monday though, the Lightning players will have a day to themselves. With Games 3 and 4 at the St. Pete Times Forum to be played on back-to-back nights, Boucher wants his team to enjoy a much-needed day off. He's thankful Sunday's overtime didn't last any longer than it did.

"We need rest … rest is a weapon," Boucher said. "We told the players we don't want to see them until Tuesday. It's been very, very tough for us. Guys gave everything they had today. It's about time we scored that goal. I don't think we could have gone on another period like that. I was watching the (Nashville-Vancouver) game last night and it's in second overtime and I'm thinking, 'We can't go to second overtime with the guys that tired.'"